The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Rev. F. NJ. 7. Brannon, of Fairburn, /
dead.
The cotton crop in Gwinnett county wa
cut off at least one-third by the recent rains
Several new buildings will be erected a.
Sylvania in the near future.
Thirteen members were added to the rol
of membership of the Baptist church Al
Sylvania during the protracted meeting las
week.
The Land Title, Warranty and Safe De
post Company of Atlanta refuses to allow
Fulton county to copy from its books GER
tain lost records
On last Saturday a gentleman of Griffin
prominent in financial and business circles
made gift of $500 to the building fund OF
the Presbyterian church.
II is stated that man living in Gains dis
trict of Gwinnett county, committed helm
Gus offense upon his step-daughter, not more
than 10 or IA years of age, and fled.
There were received at Tennille, foT sale
and shipment, a grand total of L., $50 bales
of cotton during the season ending Sept. l.
OF this amount BOA bales are of the new crop,
received up to that date.
All the Confederate veterans in the county
of Pulaski, as well those in the adjoining
counties, are requested to meet in Hawkins
vile at the court house on the second Satur-
day, Sept. 10, for the purpose Of organizing.
At the public sale of the Rome Courier
Tuesday the property was bid in by Melvin
Dwinell at So, $50, subject to two mortgages
aggregating about $4,000, but before Mr..
Dwinell can get possession under his pur-
chase he will have to execute a bond for
S1S,S75.
In Sumter county day or two ago a ne
gro woman ate sixteen ears of corn with a
large piece of greasy meat, and then tried
to die, hnt another woman gave her quart
of salt and water with a gill of castor oil.
She is now up and says 81 didn't think
corn would hurt a pusson."
Saturday night four room frame house
on A l.. Beckwith's Lickskillett place. in
lSchley county, occupied by Emily Ham
mock colored, was set on fire and burned
down. The woman barely escaped from the
burning house, leaving her children in it,
but they were rescued by some colored men,
who rushed into the flames and brought
them out.
Sarah VIM, an old colored woman, liv-
ing on the Hammock place some ten miles
below Fort Gaines, was burned to death in
her house last Thursday. Being paralyzed
she was unable to move, and the other mem
'bers of the family being absent when the
house caught fire, all she could do was to lie
there and watch the flames creep slowly to-
ward her until finally she was enveloped
and death came to her relief
The Americas, Preston and Lumpkin rail-
road has decided 200 acres of land in Dooly
county to the Georgia, Southern and Florida
railroad. This land is located where the
two roads cross, and will be under the con-
troll of a board of trustees, composed of two
from each of the roads named. 1t will be
laid out in streets and lots for the purpose
n III 81 WI at hat MIA
H. P. Holston, deputy sheriff of Edgefield
county, S. c., arrived at Augusta, Wednes-
day, with negro named Charles Asbell,
whom he captured in Port Royal Asbell
is charged with attempting to commit
rape upon the person of young white girl
in Edgefield, some weeks ago He was re-
turned to Edgefeld Wednesday night, where
there is a strong probability of his being
lynched.
John Davis, a colored man, who belonged
to ex-President jefferson Davis, was at
Dublin Monday. John was left ON the pfanI
tation of Mr.. Brazil when Mr.. Davis was
passing through Laurens county, Just before
he was captured by the Federal troops in
Irwin county. He speaks feelingly of the.
ex-President, and says that he intends to
go to the State Fair and meet him. John
now lives on Mrs. Wayne's plantation, near
Laurens Hill, makes plenty, lives well, and
Is regarded as an honest upright man.
Mr.. Walker, Woolfolk's attorney, SAID
Wednesday,; II have eleven witnesses who
will give testimony to show that other par
ties, and not Voolfolk, committed the
wholesale murder" Mr.. Walker received a
letter Wednesday morning from gentle
man living near Macon, who says he will
testify that he heard certain persons max
ing threats to kill the Voolfolk family.
Voolfolk will be tried in the first week of
November, and his lawyer will not make a
motion for change of venue, but will let
Bibb county jury try him.
Thirteen years ago Thomas Storicker, of
Burke county, got into difficulty with
neighbor named Hewigchance, and finally
killed him. When the trial came on, after
a thorough investigation of the matter,
'Storicker was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. He continued in service at loves
camp, in Dodge county, until about five
years ago, when he ToRnaged to escape.
Every possible effort was made TO capture
him, but without success. After five years
OF liberty, however, Storicker was captured
In Augusta Wednesday by Lieut.. Hood.
A motion was made at Augusta Tuesday
by defendants counsel, for a new trial in
the case of Catherine Killian VS.. the Angus
ia and Knoxville railroad, which was de-
c1ded at the adjourned term of the Superior
Court last June by the plaintiff receiving a
verdict of $4,000. The motion was over
ruled An appeal will now be taken to the
Supreme Court 1t has been tried several
times, and if the Supreme Court refuses a
new trial, as seems probable the case will
be finally closed after having graced the
dockets as cause celebre for eight years.
Floyd Smith, young man who came to
Georgia with the Ohio excursionists nearly
two years ago, has purchased from Mai NJ.
Speer the Walters place near the Plains of
Dura. II is splendid farm of 400 acres
and was sold for s. 200. Mr.. Smith is an
energetic and intelligent farmer and will
make this place blossom like rose. When
he first came down here he hired to farmer
for six months in order to learn how he
would like the country and the Georgia
methods of cultivation. He then rented q
farm and induced his father and family to
come down and try it. He was so well
pleased with the country and the people that
he has now purchased farm and will live
here. He is satisfied that farming will pay
better in Southwest Georgia than In Ohio.
Rumors of labor strikes by numerous
trades and for various causes, have been
heard daily on the streets of Augusta Of
late, but usually they were the outcome of
corner conversations and foolish remarks.
The union carpenters, however, made open
threats that they would not work with non
union men, and Wednesday the matter came
TO focus. The employees in this branch of
business with we'll known prominent lum-
her and contracting firm left the several en-